Health Tip: Understanding Eye Injuries in Kids

Don't touch an injured eye. Seek immediate treatment.

(HealthDay News) -- Parents should know what to do if something gets in their child's eyes or if the child suffers an eye injury.

The American Academy of Ophthalmology offers these suggestions:

Never put pressure on, rub or touch an injured eye.

If there is debris in a child's eye, raise the eyelid and have the child blink quickly. If that doesn't remove the object, seek immediate treatment. Never attempt to remove anything from a person's eye.